Native Plants
Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.
Hieracium megacephalon
Hieracium megacephalon Nash
Coastal Plain Hawkweed
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s): Hieracium argyraeum
USDA Symbol: HIME
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
From the Image Gallery
No images of this plant
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.
Flower: Ligulate (strap-shaped) florets.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Peak bloom period is April - May.
Distribution
USA: FL , GAWeb Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Additional resources
USDA: Find Hieracium megacephalon in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Hieracium megacephalon in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Hieracium megacephalon
Metadata
Record Modified: 2019-03-29Research By: CBR